Blaine Siegel was a buddy of mine for a spell in the mid-90’s. We used to play basketball regularly on the playgrounds of SF, and we’d often talk about music (he introduced me to Radiohead’s OK Computer, among other albums). One day I mentioned that I had a Dick Dale LP (his 1962 debut Surfer’s Choice) that was missing its cover. Blaine – an aspiring artist who was heavily influenced by comic art – offered to draw a cover for me, and the results are posted here.

Needless to say, I was blown away by his zombie surfer interpretation of Dick Dale’s music, and have treasured this one-of-a-kind work of art ever since. In preparing this post I googled Blaine, and found out that he’s a successful visual artist living in the Philadelphia area. I’m happy to say that one of his originals hangs proudly in our music room.

I fell out of touch with Blaine when he moved away from the Bay Area (it happens), but I’m pleased to hear that he’s still making art, and hoping that this post eventually finds its way to him. Thanks Blaine!